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World Autism Awareness Day

World Autism Awareness Day

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Just a few thoughts about autism in sone ways because so many of my generation have never been diagnosed.
It's pertinent to remember that the diagnosis of autism covers what appears to be an extremely wide range of traits. Each and every one are different, varying from people who need 24 hour support to extremely high functioning.
Lists upon lists of people who have made contributions to so many areas of human life. How many iconic individuals from the past would in the present be diagnosed as autistic? We'll never know. Some amazing unique people, but also very vulnerable to mental health problems, social exclusion and often bullying. We all have traits which put us on the 'spectrum' somewhere. I urge everybody to find out just a little about the condition. Below is a free very useful screening test you can do to see if you may have any tendencies. Really interesting stuff.
www.clinical-partners.co.uk

Autism test online | Clinical Partners

Wondering “am I autistic?”. This screening test, based on an evidence based tool, helps you explore your experiences and reflect on common patterns.
www.clinical-partners.co.uk

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www.autism.org.uk www.autism.org.uk
www.theguardian.com

The Guardian view on autism awareness: recognising diverse talents – and needs | Editorial

Editorial: Growing diagnosis of the condition needs to be matched by increasing acceptance and support
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Nice post @nigelscamelcoat .
I’m coming under slight tendencies.some of the worlds most clever people were/are falling under the mental health categories. From Severe autism to Bi polar.
Perhaps they are just too clever for this world.
 
prestonmadhouse said:
Nice post @nigelscamelcoat .
I’m coming under slight tendencies.some of the worlds most clever people were/are falling under the mental health categories. From Severe autism to Bi polar.
Perhaps they are just too clever for this world.
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Totally. The 'geek' at school who people thought it was ok to pick on was probably had undiagnosed autism. They might have gone into profession such as medicsl science. Education and tollerance.
 
Also worth highlighting that in the past it was thought to affect more males than females.

In recent years this view is being challenged, with the thought that equal numbers of both are affected but it may be harder to spot in girls as they often use more coping strategies and may mask the difficulties they’re experiencing.
Some info here:

www.autism.org.uk

Autistic women and girls

More women and girls than ever before are discovering that they are autistic. Many had been missed or misdiagnosed due to outdated stereotypes about autism. But that is slowly changing.
www.autism.org.uk www.autism.org.uk
 
While it’s great to raise awareness of these and many other conditions, a lot of the “traits” operate on a continuum so be careful not to worry yourselves unnecessarily. As with all these issues, be empathic and inquisitive when someone says they’re struggling but don’t rush to pathologise traits.
www.theguardian.com

What we're getting wrong in the conversation about mental health | Lucy Foulkes

Increased use of psychiatric language means ordinary distress is being medicalised, while the seriously ill are not being heard, says psychologist Lucy Foulkes
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Hey.

Hopefully this is an appropriate thread.

Im absolutely convinced my daughter has autism, as is my Mrs. Shes 16 month old so hard to tell atm.

She does the ‘hand flapping’ and is consistently throwing herself backwards on the sofa or in her high chair. These are both early signs.

From what Ive read online they won’t diagnose it properly till later in life, but we have somebody ringing on Wednesday to go through some questions.

Genuinely not sure what to expect, is there different levels to autism etc? I will be asking the doctor, but you usually get a load of spiel from their training sheets.
Just seeing if anyone has any experience and what signs gave it away for them.

Cheers
 
Double J said:
Hey.

Hopefully this is an appropriate thread.

Im absolutely convinced my daughter has autism, as is my Mrs. Shes 16 month old so hard to tell atm.

She does the ‘hand flapping’ and is consistently throwing herself backwards on the sofa or in her high chair. These are both early signs.

From what Ive read online they won’t diagnose it properly till later in life, but we have somebody ringing on Wednesday to go through some questions.

Genuinely not sure what to expect, is there different levels to autism etc? I will be asking the doctor, but you usually get a load of spiel from their training sheets.
Just seeing if anyone has any experience and what signs gave it away for them.

Cheers
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Hand flapping has long been considered a potential sign, as has a child avoiding eye contact and slow development in things like crawling walking and speech but it can often be nothing serious to worry about. Your child's nursery should be trained to spot this kind of thing as they will carry out baseline assessments JJ. Hope this helps.
 
Double J said:
Hey.

Hopefully this is an appropriate thread.

Im absolutely convinced my daughter has autism, as is my Mrs. Shes 16 month old so hard to tell atm.

She does the ‘hand flapping’ and is consistently throwing herself backwards on the sofa or in her high chair. These are both early signs.

From what Ive read online they won’t diagnose it properly till later in life, but we have somebody ringing on Wednesday to go through some questions.

Genuinely not sure what to expect, is there different levels to autism etc? I will be asking the doctor, but you usually get a load of spiel from their training sheets.
Just seeing if anyone has any experience and what signs gave it away for them.

Cheers
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This is to go to place mate. Loads of information and help. Numbers to call. They deal with people in your position all the time and if they don't know then the knowledge is probably not out there. I'd say try not to worry-easier said than done I know. And try not to self diagnose or over think things-the internet can mislead. There is a chance that it's something else or nothing at all. Hope things turn out ok.
www.autism.org.uk

National Autistic Society

We are the UKs leading charity for autistic people and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
www.autism.org.uk www.autism.org.uk
 
Thanks for the replies.

Shes a twin, and her development is way behind her brother. He’s walking around now, shes still crawling and will only stand up holding onto something on her tip toes. Apparently thats another sign.

She knows her name and has no issue laughing and making eye contact.

They won’t be going nursery till they’re 3. Being twins, and me and the mum both working, we can’t afford really to send them to nursery without absolutely skinting ourselves. Kind of lucky Mrs’ mum has taken early retirement and shes being nanny for next couple of years 😅
 
nigelscamelcoat said:
This is to go to place mate. Loads of information and help. Numbers to call. They deal with people in your position all the time and if they don't know then the knowledge is probably not out there. I'd say try not to worry-easier said than done I know. And try not to self diagnose or over think things-the internet can mislead. There is a chance that it's something else or nothing at all. Hope things turn out ok.
www.autism.org.uk

National Autistic Society

We are the UKs leading charity for autistic people and their families. Since 1962, we have been providing support, guidance and advice, as well as campaigning for improved rights, services and opportunities to help create a society that works for autistic people.
www.autism.org.uk www.autism.org.uk
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I was looking on this website earlier. Once spoken to doctors and see what they think, ill save this for later use.

Thank you
 
My wife has worked in early years child development all her life. She is convinced our youngest twin grand daughter has autistic traits. She hand flaps and avoids eye contact when sat on your knee doing things like 'row your boat' etc and has some obsessions like cleanliness - doesn't like putting her hands down when sat on grass or touching finger food that has sauces on etc. Her development has been much slower than her elder twin sister, then again her elder sister has been super quick at everything so maybe we have this to consider when comparing the two. Our youngest however, is perfectly fine with everything else and very clever and also super quick to pick other things up such as 'head, shoulders knees and toes' etc much more than her elder twin. So swings and roundabouts really. My missus hasn't mentioned these things to our son yet as she doesn't want to step on nursey's toes or concern my son.
 
Double J said:
Thanks for the replies.

Shes a twin, and her development is way behind her brother. He’s walking around now, shes still crawling and will only stand up holding onto something on her tip toes. Apparently thats another sign.

She knows her name and has no issue laughing and making eye contact.

They won’t be going nursery till they’re 3. Being twins, and me and the mum both working, we can’t afford really to send them to nursery without absolutely skinting ourselves. Kind of lucky Mrs’ mum has taken early retirement and shes being nanny for next couple of years 😅
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See the reply I've just put up JJ. If she wasn't a twin you wouldn't have the other twin to compare her too and might not have noticed anything concerning.
 
My son was diagnosed at three, likely caused by a genetic mutation I have and passed on which was only detected two years ago.

I have been waiting for an ASD assessment as my psychiatrist strongly believes I am on the spectrum and every test I do comes back conclusive.

Unfortunately, unless your GP surgery has funding, the ASD services won't assess you. I was referred in 2019, nobody had the decency to say "sorry we don't have funding." So I suspect I won't get an assessment until 2022-23.
 
Dirty Harry said:
My wife has worked in early years child development all her life. She is convinced our youngest twin grand daughter has autistic traits. She hand flaps and avoids eye contact when sat on your knee doing things like 'row your boat' etc and has some obsessions like cleanliness - doesn't like putting her hands down when sat on grass or touching finger food that has sauces on etc. Her development has been much slower than her elder twin sister, then again her elder sister has been super quick at everything so maybe we have this to consider when comparing the two. Our youngest however, is perfectly fine with everything else and very clever and also super quick to pick other things up such as 'head, shoulders knees and toes' etc much more than her elder twin. So swings and roundabouts really. My missus hasn't mentioned these things to our son yet as she doesn't want to step on nursey's toes or concern my son.
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Thank you.
See my daughter loves row your boat and looks directly at me smiling and laughing.
Its more obvious when sat in her high chair. She holds on and throws herself back constantly, resulting in it tipping once or twice.
When she crawls, she has to stop and rock all the time as well.
She doesn’t anymore, but she always used to put her hands to her ears when she was around 6 month old, but thats stopped now.

She also screams and cries so loud and bites her brother when they both want the same toy, but that could just be kids.
 
daddyman16 said:
My son was diagnosed at three, likely caused by a genetic mutation I have and passed on which was only detected two years ago.

I have been waiting for an ASD assessment as my psychiatrist strongly believes I am on the spectrum and every test I do comes back conclusive.

Unfortunately, unless your GP surgery has funding, the ASD services won't assess you. I was referred in 2019, nobody had the decency to say "sorry we don't have funding." So I suspect I won't get an assessment until 2022-23.
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When it comes to something like autism, im very uneducated, I honestly don’t know what to expect or what it is, Im just educating myself as we speak.

Hope you get your assessment you want though. No one should be waiting because of a lack of funding in this day and age.
 
Double J said:
Thank you.
See my daughter loves row your boat and looks directly at me smiling and laughing.
Its more obvious when sat in her high chair. She holds on and throws herself back constantly, resulting in it tipping once or twice.
When she crawls, she has to stop and rock all the time as well.
She doesn’t anymore, but she always used to put her hands to her ears when she was around 6 month old, but thats stopped now.

She also screams and cries so loud and bites her brother when they both want the same toy, but that could just be kids.
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You're probably right. Don't forget also with twins, the quicker developer often does things first and the 'slower' developer then doesn't see the urgency to do so. For example, the quicker one might learn to ask for a drink or a biscuit and the slower one then doesn't see the need as you will give them both whatever the quicker one wanted! Conversely, she might also cry and bite out of nothing more than a bit of frustration that the quicker one can do something she can't.
 
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